The Prevention and Service Support Team (PSST) is responsible for the development, co-ordination, delivery and facilitation of Alcohol and Drug related training events throughout Ayrshire and Arran. The team’s main objective and commitment is to provide a wide range of education and training initiatives which focus on improving awareness, competence and knowledge of those affected by alcohol and drug use, and those working in the field.
All our training courses are offered free of charge to those who live or work in Ayrshire and Arran.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the team introduced virtual training, which will continue to be offered as well as face to face training.
You can call the PSST on 01294 47600 (option 3)
PSST – Service development
Service Development continue to support the service in providing the right care, at the right time, in the right way for service users of Alcohol and Drug Services throughout Ayrshire and Arran and to ensure they receive the best care and treatment possible. The team support the implementation of evidence based standards to enable the consistent delivery of safe, accessible, high quality drug treatment across Ayrshire and Arran.
The team facilitate the compilation of audits including those determined by the organisation or directorate. Audits measuring compliance are also required in relation to recommendations identified from adverse incidents. The team provides support to each locality area within NHS Alcohol and Drug Services to complete improvement plans and gather evidence required to demonstrate implementation and effectiveness of learning. Service support are also utilised by the training team and clinicians to help in the development of recording and reporting systems as well as the collation and analysing of data. The team supports the streamlining and embedding of processes and the development of any new guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Local Operating Procedures (LOPs) and new information resources. These work streams link with a number of strategic drivers at a national and local level, to ensure the service we are providing is of the highest quality possible and targets are met by measuring efficiency and effectiveness.
For further information about service development within Addictions Services, please contact:
Denise Brown, Addictions Service Development Facilitator Specialist
Email: Denise.Brown6@aapct.scot.nhs.uk.
Chris Myles, Addictions Education & Prevention Specialist
Email: Chris.Myles@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Training Calendar
During the COVID-19 pandemic our training calendar was adapted in order to deliver training virtually via Microsoft Teams. However, since the easing of restrictions we are happy to again offer face to face training, as well as virtual training. We offer a wide range of training; including Basic Drug Awareness, Alcohol Awareness, Advanced Drug Awareness, Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD), Cannabis, Current Drug Trends, Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABI), Relapse and Recovery, Harm Reduction, Substance Use and Mental Health and Female Drug Use. We also deliver naloxone training; both an awareness session and Training for Trainers (T4T). Our training courses are continually updated and adapted in order to provide the most up-to-date and relevant information in the field of substance use. The courses are open to all services, organisations and members of the community within Ayrshire and Arran and are provided free of charge.
The team are also actively involved in a number of working groups and partnerships across Ayrshire, including the Area Drug Partnerships (ADPs) and the Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Managed Care Network. These involve participation in regular meetings, development sessions, planning events and the provision of training and prevention activities to support the local and national agreed strategies.
Training events
Please see details of our training below: